This blog is all about my passion, Brain research, Cooking and Ganesha, though life is getting tuff managing a little one and work, hope this blog will keep the spark 'On' for my passion till I get enough time to get back to them.

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Friday, September 30, 2011

This happened last night. I thought it was so hilarious wanted to share with everyone.

My little one who is 2 yrs 4 month old was insisting I tell her a story. I told her some than she asked me for Ganesha story. She is a big Ganesha fan. The first one to strike my mind was the birth of Ganesha, but than I decided it's not appropriate for her age. So decided to keep it simple and started with this story ;

Me- Than ganesha sat on his rat and was riding back homeBaby- No mummy, Ganesha ride big Bike ( she is obsessed with motor bikes these days).Me- Ok lets make ganesha ride a bike. He was riding and than fell down and got a booboo.Baby- Oh Noooo, what to do now?. Ganesha cry , mummy mummy. We give magic rub to Ganesha.

Me - ok, than ganesha saw a snake on the road and took it and tied around his belly.
Baby- oh that's scary, I don't like it.

Now, I am wondering should I even dare to tell all the mythological stories that we grew up listening too. I was wondering what else she will come with if I tell her ganesha was initially beheaded and than got a elephant head, will she ask if she can have a caillou head or Barney head :).

Thursday, September 29, 2011

I was at my friend's place and happened to smell freshly grown thyme in the yard. It reminded me so much of ajwain. I was so tempted that I picked some to try in my cooking. Of course the first vegetable that immediately striked my mind was potatoes. Hmm, I had never tried fresh thyme before . I had some baby red potatoes that I had bought from the farmers market and decided to combine the two. I kept the seasoning simple to enhance the thyme flavor. It turned out to be good, and I liked the mild lemony flavor of the thyme in the potatoes.

What you need:

20-25 red baby potatoes

1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds

1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds

1 teaspoon red chilly powder

¼ teaspoon garlic powder (optional)

1-2 twigs of fresh Thyme

salt to taste

1 tablespoon canola oil

I love the red potatoes, not only for their taste but the red color looks so appealing

How I made it:

Clean and cut the potatoes in half. I microwaved them for 2 minutes. This released the starch out, I did this for 2 reasons, it cooks faster and the starch released gives it a nice crisp on the cut side.

In a pan heat the oil, add the cumin and fennel seeds, wait till they pop add the potatoes and few thyme leaves and roast for a while. When the potatoes are half done add salt, red chilly powder, garlic powder and mix well. Roast for some more time till the potatoes turn nice n crisp. Finally crush the remaining fresh thyme leaves a bit by hand and add to the potato fry. Serve hot as side dish.